Schools Matter: Tennessee Celebrates Charter Growth Tennessee Celebrates Charter Growth But Ignores Horrid State Report Cards

Schools Matter: Tennessee Celebrates Charter Growth Tennessee Celebrates Charter Growth But Ignores Horrid State Report Cards:

Tennessee Celebrates Charter Growth Tennessee Celebrates Charter Growth But Ignores Horrid State Report Cards

by Jim Horn

Jane Roberts at the Commercial Appeal has a gushing piece this morning on the growth of the segregated corporate charter schools in Tennessee, particularly in Memphis, Tennessee's Gates Hub. Here's how she begins:

Tennessee is popping up on education reform maps for its innovation, including that it now has the fastest-growing charter school movement in the nation.

Eleven charters opened in the state last year, a 37 percent increase. The number of students attending charter schools -- about 9,500 -- jumped 38 percent over the